[Hiring] Senior DevSecOps Test Automation Engineer @IIIIIIUS

Role Description

We are seeking a Senior Test Engineer to drive quality engineering and test automation strategy for a modern cloud-based application environment supporting a federal customer. This role is responsible for establishing and leading a comprehensive automated testing capability from the ground up, implementing end-to-end testing within an Azure-based architecture, and guiding a dispersed team of testers toward modern DevSecOps testing practices.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on test automation expertise, strategic leadership, and mentoring capability, ensuring high-quality software delivery across a full-stack environment built with Java Spring Boot services and Angular front-end applications. The Senior Test Engineer will also oversee integration of manual testing, automated testing, and security validation within CI/CD pipelines while coordinating testing of software deployments and supporting customer-facing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.

Qualifications

• Current or previous Public Trust designation.
• 5+ years of software testing and quality engineering experience, including test automation leadership.
• 1+ Years of experience designing and implementing automated testing frameworks from the ground up.
• 1+ years of experience testing applications built with Java Spring Boot and Angular.
• 1+ years of experience with test automation tools such as Cypress, JUnit, or comparable frameworks.
• 1+ years of experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines in a DevOps environment.
• 1+ years of experience implementing end-to-end testing strategies in Azure cloud environments.
• 1+ years of experience supporting or leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with external stakeholders or customers.
• Experience supporting federal government software development programs.
• US Citizenship required due to federal contract requirements.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Requirements

• Lead the design and implementation of a modern test automation strategy and framework across multiple applications and services.
• Establish scalable automated testing frameworks from the ground up supporting UI, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to QA engineers and developers, helping elevate automation skills and testing best practices across the team.
• Promote a quality engineering mindset within Agile and DevOps development teams.
• Develop and maintain automated tests for applications built with Java Spring Boot and Angular.
• Implement UI automation using tools such as Cypress and backend/service testing using JUnit and other frameworks.
• Design and implement end-to-end testing approaches that validate workflows across microservices and user interfaces.
• Ensure automated tests run reliably within CI/CD pipelines and support rapid feedback during deployments.
• Integrate testing frameworks and test execution into Azure DevOps pipelines and cloud-native deployment workflows.
• Enable automated regression, smoke, and integration tests within the DevOps lifecycle.
• Support test data management, environment strategy, and integration testing across distributed cloud services.
• Implement automated application security testing within CI/CD pipelines.
• Integrate security tools such as Prisma, Checkmarx, OWASP ZAP, and similar solutions to support vulnerability scanning and secure development practices.
• Work with development and DevOps teams to ensure security findings are triaged, tracked, and remediated.
• Support customer-facing UAT cycles, including test planning, execution coordination, and results reporting.
• Partner with product owners and stakeholders to ensure acceptance criteria and validation processes align with mission needs.
• Provide transparent reporting on testing progress, risks, and quality metrics.

Benefits

• Pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: $81,499.00 - $138,549.00.